Why India rejects U.S. mediation amid tensions with Pakistan

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“To suggest that you can mediate between two unequals is not possible,” says Member of Parliament and Chairman of India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs Shashi Tharoor. His statement is in response to a question on the U.S. role in mediating the conflict between India and Pakistan after the 2025 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. Tharoor challenges the premise of neutrality in such conflicts, noting that mediation efforts can falsely equate a democratic nation with a state that “provides safe haven to terrorism.” Watch or read more: https://www.cfr.org/event/conversation-dr-shashi-tharoor Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/WCYsH7 This work represents the views and opinions solely of the author. The Council on Foreign Relations is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher, and takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. Visit the CFR website: http://www.cfr.org Follow CFR on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/cfr_org Follow CFR on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/councilonforeignrelations/